I CALLED HER UP

TO SAY I'M SOR RY

I JUST CAN'T

HAVE LUNCH TO DAY

'CAUSE THE BOSS

JUST CALLED

AND HE'S

FL YIN' IN FROM L. A.

AND AS THE PHONE RANG

I RE MEM BERED A TIME

HOW SIM PLE THINGS

USED TO BE

THEN HER VOICE

CAME ON THE LINE

NOT HER BUT

THE AN SWER MA CHINE

SHE SAID I'M SOR RY

I CAN'T TAKE YOUR CALL

'CAUSE I'M PAC KIN' UP

TO GO A WAY

AND JOHN

IF THAT'S YOU

YOU'RE JUST

CAN CEL LIN' LUNCH

A NY WAY

AH YOU USED TO

FIND THE TIME

BUT NOW

YOU DON'T E VEN TRY

SO AT THE

SOUND OF THE TONE

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

GOOD BYE

I RAN DOWN

TO THE STREET

AND I CAUGHT A CAB

GOD I HAD TO

GET BACK HOME

BUT THE HOUSE

WAS EMP TY

EX CEPT FOR

THE CODE- A- PHONE

AND AS THE TEARS CAME

I RE MEM BERED A TIME

HOW HAP PY

WE USED TO BE

AND I'LL NE VER FOR GET

THE LAST WORDS

SHE E VER SAID TO ME

SHE SAID I'M SOR RY

I CAN'T TAKE YOUR CALL

'CAUSE I'M PAC KIN' UP

TO GO A WAY

AND JOHN

IF THAT'S YOU

YOU'RE JUST

CAN CEL LIN' LUNCH

A NY WAY

AH YOU USED TO

FIND THE TIME

BUT NOW YOU

DON'T E VEN TRY

SO AT THE

SOUND OF THE TONE

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

GOOD BYE

SHE SAID YOU USED TO

FIND THE TIME

BUT NOW YOU

DON'T E VEN TRY

SO AT THE

SOUND OF THE TONE

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

GOOD BYE